Countries attending the Paris Summit are working to have a weapon of mass destruction free zone
Lebanon's recently elected President, Michel Suleiman (L) walks with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad during the Mediterranean Summit in Paris on July 13, 2008. Sixty-four years after independence from French rule both Syria and Lebanon have agreed to exchange diplomatic missions. Forty-three nations from the Mediterranean, including Israel and Arab States, are attending a summit; one of the major topics being discussed is to create a zone free of weapons of mass destruction among countries in the Mediterranean. (UPI Photo/Dalati & Nohra)
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A relative sense of calm along a U.N.-demarcated boundary between Israel and Lebanon is a sign of multilateral support for peace, a U.N. official said.
The Lebanese government said Monday it wanted to see those responsible for a weekend bombing in Turkey held accountable to the rule of law.
Using Lebanese airspace to strike Syria is an act of aggression though the Lebanese government is trying to stay out of the fight, political leaders said.
Lebanon is planning to send a formal complaint to the Arab League over Syrian conflict spilling over the border, the government said Monday.
The Syrian shelling of a border town in Lebanon had no military objective and was therefore unjustified, Lebanese President Michel Suleiman said.
Hezbollah's weapons are a strong deterrent against Israel but its authority doesn't trump the central government, Lebanon's prime minister said.
The Lebanese military is called on to submit a formal report to the government on a Syrian cross-border missile strike, Lebanese President Michel Suleiman said.
Lebanon needs a government that recognizes the importance of national unity and the spirit of the resistance, a Hezbollah leader said Monday.
Members of the political environment in Lebanon need to coordinate around the nation's president in the interest of stability, the U.N. secretary-general said.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said he is worried about Lebanon's internal stability and national security after the prime minister resigned.
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